cliffs: system ran BFBC2 fine. did an upgrade anyway (to keep up with my friends, im lame like that). now BFBC2 stutters like a mofo on faster hardware and clean install of windows. wtf?
detailed:
ok, game ran great on my system until hardware change.
old sys:
c2 quad 9450 @ 3.2ghz
gigabyte ep45-ds3r (P45)
4gb ocz ram (cant recall specs off hand)
BFG GTX285OC
X-fi fatility 64mb xram
WD Black 1TB
1920x1080 monitor
win 7 ultimate x64
new sys:
i7 920
evga 3x SLI x58
6gb corsair pc1600
the rest is the same parts as above
i really didnt expect any difference with the new hardware since the game already ran great. but to my suprise is now stutters terribly in multiplayer. it doesnt appear to be lag, there isnt rubberbanding and warping, everything is herky jerky. it stutters. single player seems to run ok tho. happens on multiple servers, friends on the same server as me report no issues of lag or stuttering. seems limited to me.
my old parts ended up in my 2nd system with a gtx260 216. for giggles and grins, i loaded the game on it and when i go to the same game server that is stuttering on my new setup, it plays fine. so its definitely related to my machine.
things ive tried inlclude,
video drivers. 196.21 WHQL (the non frying ones), and 196.86 betas. no help.
NIC drivers (onboard realtek). tried windows default, evga and straight from realtek (dated mar 4, 10. nice and fresh). no help.
NIC ports, tried both onboard ports, tried different switch ports. no help.
disabled xfi in device manager. no help.
removed xfi, enabled onboard realtek crap audio. no help.
tried a spare NIC (another crappy realtek. same chip as mobo or atleast same family). no help.
BIOS settings completely stock/default settings. zero overclocking. ram even at lowly 1033. no help.
overclocked the crap out of it using someone elses settings from evga forums (3.6/3.9GHz base/turbo). no help.
swapped my gtx260 in place of the 285. no help.
moved my machine into my router's DMZ. no help.
re-installed windows yet again and re-tried some of the above. no help.
Ive played with game settings. i have a backup of my settings ini files from before the upgrade. i noticed a few differences like it setting high audio quality whereas before it was medium. similar with sound size (wtf is that?). i changed everything to match what i used to have when it worked. initially thought the audio change helped but stuttering returned after a few minutes. tried lowering the gfx settings to 1x AA and AF, no help. also, for some reason my FOV settings changes from 64 to something weird like 63.99993. dunno why. didnt do that previously. changed refresh to 60hz on monitor to match game setting (windows was initially set to 59hz). no help.
played with NIC advanced settings. turned flow control off. again, thought this helped initially, but no. stuttering returned.
ive checked temps. cpu cores idle about 30C and in game are upper 40's. have verified with eleet that cpu speed is ramping up correctly. using gpuz, verified the video card is x16 mode and correctly ramping up speed in-game. temps in 70's and eventually 80's after a really long session.
oh, and L4D2 runs just dandy online. other games seem to run normally as well.
i have run out of ideas other than returning my $600 in parts and going back to my old reliable q9450
detailed:
ok, game ran great on my system until hardware change.
old sys:
c2 quad 9450 @ 3.2ghz
gigabyte ep45-ds3r (P45)
4gb ocz ram (cant recall specs off hand)
BFG GTX285OC
X-fi fatility 64mb xram
WD Black 1TB
1920x1080 monitor
win 7 ultimate x64
new sys:
i7 920
evga 3x SLI x58
6gb corsair pc1600
the rest is the same parts as above
i really didnt expect any difference with the new hardware since the game already ran great. but to my suprise is now stutters terribly in multiplayer. it doesnt appear to be lag, there isnt rubberbanding and warping, everything is herky jerky. it stutters. single player seems to run ok tho. happens on multiple servers, friends on the same server as me report no issues of lag or stuttering. seems limited to me.
my old parts ended up in my 2nd system with a gtx260 216. for giggles and grins, i loaded the game on it and when i go to the same game server that is stuttering on my new setup, it plays fine. so its definitely related to my machine.
things ive tried inlclude,
video drivers. 196.21 WHQL (the non frying ones), and 196.86 betas. no help.
NIC drivers (onboard realtek). tried windows default, evga and straight from realtek (dated mar 4, 10. nice and fresh). no help.
NIC ports, tried both onboard ports, tried different switch ports. no help.
disabled xfi in device manager. no help.
removed xfi, enabled onboard realtek crap audio. no help.
tried a spare NIC (another crappy realtek. same chip as mobo or atleast same family). no help.
BIOS settings completely stock/default settings. zero overclocking. ram even at lowly 1033. no help.
overclocked the crap out of it using someone elses settings from evga forums (3.6/3.9GHz base/turbo). no help.
swapped my gtx260 in place of the 285. no help.
moved my machine into my router's DMZ. no help.
re-installed windows yet again and re-tried some of the above. no help.
Ive played with game settings. i have a backup of my settings ini files from before the upgrade. i noticed a few differences like it setting high audio quality whereas before it was medium. similar with sound size (wtf is that?). i changed everything to match what i used to have when it worked. initially thought the audio change helped but stuttering returned after a few minutes. tried lowering the gfx settings to 1x AA and AF, no help. also, for some reason my FOV settings changes from 64 to something weird like 63.99993. dunno why. didnt do that previously. changed refresh to 60hz on monitor to match game setting (windows was initially set to 59hz). no help.
played with NIC advanced settings. turned flow control off. again, thought this helped initially, but no. stuttering returned.
ive checked temps. cpu cores idle about 30C and in game are upper 40's. have verified with eleet that cpu speed is ramping up correctly. using gpuz, verified the video card is x16 mode and correctly ramping up speed in-game. temps in 70's and eventually 80's after a really long session.
oh, and L4D2 runs just dandy online. other games seem to run normally as well.
i have run out of ideas other than returning my $600 in parts and going back to my old reliable q9450
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